anachronism

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object.
2. (countable, uncountable) A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time.
3. (countable, uncountable) The aberrant projection of the present onto the past.

Synonyms

misdating

mistiming

Translations

anacronismo

anachronisme

Anachronismus

anacronisme

anachronisme

anacronismo

anacronismo

αναχρονισμός

zamandışılık

anakronizm

çağaşım

zaman aşımı

tarih hatası

tijdrekeningsfout

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈnæ.kɹə.nɪ.z(ə)m/

Etymology

From New Latin anachronismus, from Ancient Greek ἀναχρονισμός (anakhronismós), from ἀναχρονίζομαι (anakhronízomai, “referring to the wrong time”), from ἀνά (aná, “up against”) + χρονίζω (khronízō, “spending time”), from χρόνος (khrónos, “time”). Analyzable as ana- + chrono- + -ism.